Imogen, warrior of the Kirkellan tribes,
marries the King of their long-time enemy the Ruskalder. Her obedience is the
price of her people’s safety, but she can be pushed only so far:

Hrovald
slammed his fist down on the high table. “You will do as I command!”

Imogen stared
the King down. Her fear for Dorenna and for Elspeth had drained her ability to
fear anything else. “Think again, husband,” she said softly. “You have no right
to force me. I am your wife because I choose to be. I follow your rules because
I choose to do so. You may think of me as a Ruskalder wife, but I swore oath to
a Kirkellan husband, and no Kirkellan husband has the right to insist I not
follow my conscience when someone’s life is at stake. So, husband, I intend to return to that room and continue caring for
Elspeth North, and you should think very carefully about how far you’re willing
to go to stop me.”

Hrovald glared
furiously at her. His fingers curled into a fist, and briefly Imogen remembered
the treaty, and the Kirkellan, and Ruskalder warriors slaughtering her people.
If she didn’t back down, what might he decide to do? Enough, she thought. I’m not
going to be a hostage anymore. If he breaks the treaty, it’s on his head, and
we Kirkellan will just have to endure. As we always do. She straightened
her spine. She wasn’t some frail Ruskalder woman. She was a warrior of the
Kirkellan, and she would show this man no fear.

Rider of the Crown

(The Crown of Tremontane, #2)

by Melissa McShane

Adult Fantasy

Paperback & ebook, 385 Pages

October 22nd 2015 by Night Harbor Publishing

Imogen, warrior of the Kirkellan tribes, has never wanted to be anything else. But when the long war between the Kirkellan and the country of Ruskald ends, the terms of the peace treaty require Imogen to be married to the vicious King of Ruskald for five years. Confined to his freezing city, forbidden to fight, Imogen sees nothing but darkness in her future—until the arrival of Elspeth North, heir to the Crown of Tremontane, brings three countries to the brink of war and sets Imogen free.

Now, sent to be the ambassador of her people to Tremontane, Imogen faces new challenges as she struggles to maintain her warrior’s identity in a world of glittering ballrooms and foreign customs. As a diplomat, Imogen discovers skills she never knew she had—as well as a forbidden attraction to the handsome and charismatic King Jeffrey North. But when war once again threatens not only Tremontane but her own people, Imogen must decide: is she the warrior, the diplomat—or something greater?

Alison Quinn, Countess of Waxwold, is content with her bookish life—until she’s summoned to be a lady-in-waiting to the Queen of Tremontane’s mother for six months. Even the prospect of access to the Royal Library doesn’t seem enough to make up for her sacrifice, but Alison is prepared to do her service to the Crown. What she’s not prepared for is Prince Anthony North, Queen Zara’s playboy brother, who’s accustomed to getting what he wants—including the Countess of Waxwold.

When the fallout from an unfortunate public encounter throws the two of them together, Alison has no interest in becoming the Prince’s next conquest. But as the weeks pass, Alison discovers there’s more to Anthony than she—or he—realized, and their dislike becomes friendship, and then something more—until disaster drives Alison away, swearing never to return.

Then Alison is summoned by the Queen again, this time to serve as Royal Librarian. A threat to Tremontane’s government, with her treasured Library at stake, draws Alison into the conflict…and into contact with Anthony once more. Can they work together to save the Royal Library and Tremontane? And can she open her heart to love again?

Melissa McShane grew up a nomad, following her family all over the United States, and ended up living in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains with her husband, four kids, and three very needy cats. Her love of reading was always a constant during those uncertain years, and her love of writing grew out of that. She wrote reviews and critical essays for many years before turning to fiction, and was surprised at how much she liked it. She loves the fantasy genre and how it stretches the imagination.

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